TOLERATING SIN
by MBPSTB
21 June, 2014, Saturday
Intercalary Sabbath
The burning question, the wondering why Christians don't seem to "get" the WORD. Why also do those who practice Judaism suffer from the same malady? Why aren't they seeing things clearly with regard to the WORD?
A man named John Brevere was on a show and his explanation had to do with the tolerating of "sin" in some form that was causing a prohibition, or dampening effect in a person, a barrier to having a Holy Spirit experience.
In 1890 another man came to the this same conclusion. Reverend Madison Harry said the following:
"Sunday-keeping is the point of formal entrance by Satan into the realm of Christianity".
Harry also noted that Sunday-keeping was perhaps, the "first violent departure from the plain command of God".
In Stone's Tanach, a rabbinic commentary for Leviticus chapter 11 reads:
That Torah stresses the reason for kashrus very clearly: By observing these laws one pulls themselves up the ladder of holiness; by ignoring them, one contaminates themselves and builds a barrier that blocks out comprehension of holiness.
It all comes down to tolerating some form of sin and sin is defined in Torah as not obeying the WORD. So, what do we know about the word found in Scripture for "sin"?
H2403 "sin"
חטּאת חטּאה
chaṭṭâ'âh chaṭṭâ'th
khat-taw-aw', khat-tawth'
From H2398; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender: - punishment (of sin), purifying (-fication for sin), sin (-ner, offering).
H2398
חטא
châṭâ'
khaw-taw'
A primitive root; properly to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn: - bear the blame, cleanse, commit [sin], by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend (-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin (-ful, -ness), trespassive
Are we causing offence, missing the mark, leading astray, when we sin?
By modern definition we "sin" when we do a wrong, but what is a wrong? If it is subjective to each individual, then something that might be sin to one man, might not be sin in the eyes of another. So then, by the very nature of man's opinions and beliefs, sin could in that context be tolerated. Only within the confines of Law and Order as is dictated by how we want to keep things from getting unruly, can we clearly see whether or not a Law has been broken. Is this why YHWH commanded the things that He did? So we might have it clearly in writing, so that no man could misunderstand what is wrong and what is right?
So then, by obedience to the Law/Torah we gain a closeness to YHWH and by doing so, we glean who He is, and what is required of us, so that indeed this very Law/Torah can and will be written upon our hearts.
If we sin, we become unclean by reason of the sin committed. If we become unclean, we cannot have an up close and personal relationship with YHWH because He demands of us to be CLEAN, by reason of obeying and hearing His Voice. He demands of us to be CLEAN in order to draw near because HE is CLEAN, Set Apart and Holy.
Torah is very clear and concise in teaching the requirements for being in a state of CLEAN. This is necessary and vital if we desire to not only draw near to YHWH, but to have a Holy Spirit experience.
If YHWH is a Holy, Set Apart God who requires CLEANliness, then in order for Him to draw near to us, we too must be Holy, Set Apart and CLEAN. This cannot be accomplished unless we adhere to YHWH's standards and His standards are clearly defined. If we break a commandment, we break the Law/Torah. Even if a small commandment, according to EHYEHshua/Jesus, we have broken all of them, even if just one of the least is broken.
So then, the following things can cause spiritual blockage:
1. Sunday worship as opposed to the keeping of the 7th day Sabbath.
2. Eating of non-kosher foods such as swine.
3. Worship of the heavenly host (new moons, sun, stars, etc)
4. Any violation or departure from Torah will cause a Spiritual barrier.
If our bodies are not set apart by the abstaining from unclean foods, then we cause a physical barrier to spiritual clarity.
Even the physical act of intercourse can cause one to be unclean. Please note the following:
Exo_19:11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Exo_19:15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
Please understand that while within the marriage it is considered acceptable, when we are to come before our King, we must be held to a higher standard.
It is then required, the three days prior to Pentecost, to be sexually pure and abstain.
If we disobey the 4th commandment and not keep the Sabbath, then we cause a spiritual barrier to discernment of the WORD.
If we are of the world allowing it to consume our lives, we cause spiritual barriers.
The following verses from Torah present an excellent example of YHWH and His departure from the Camp because of the sin Israel committed with the Golden Calf. Clearly it is a violation of the 2nd commandment:
Exo 32:1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Exo 32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
Exo 32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Exo 32:4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exo 32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
Exo 32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Exo 32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
Exo 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exo 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Exo 32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Exo 32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Exo 32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Exo 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Exo 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Exo 32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
Exo 32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Exo 32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Exo 32:18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
Exo 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Exo 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Exo 32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
Exo 32:22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
Exo 32:23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Exo 32:24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Exo 32:25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Exo 32:26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Exo 32:27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
Exo 32:28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Exo 32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Exo 32:30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. (Moses here making atonement for ALL of Israel, is a shadow picture of EHYEHshua's one time atonement for the sins of the People).
Exo 32:31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Exo 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Exo 32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
Exo 32:34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
Exo 32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Exo 33:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
Exo 33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
Exo 33:3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
Exo 33:4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
Exo 33:5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Exo 33:6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
Exo 33:7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
Clearly, YHWH could not be in the midst of the camp of Israel after what they had done. They had soiled the place with their corruptible idol making the camp UNCLEAN. Again, impressing upon us that YHWH is Holy and Set Apart, meaning He is CLEAN and so any place He goes must also be Holy, Set Apart and CLEAN.
Exo 33:8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
Exo 33:9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Exo 33:10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
Exo 33:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Do we need to be like Moses to have a Holy Spirit experience?
Exo 33:12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Now here Moses prays to YHWH and asks SPECIFICALLY certain things in order to draw near and have a Holy Spirit experience:
Exo 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
Exo 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Exo 33:15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Exo 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
What does it really mean then, "to be separated"?
Exo 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exo 33:18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Exo 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Exo 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
Exo 33:21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
Exo 33:22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Exo 33:23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
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